YOU SAID:
In 2008 the financial situation stoinked.
INTO JAPANESE
2008年には財政状況が悪化しました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
In 2008, the financial situation deteriorated.
INTO JAPANESE
2008年、財政状況は悪化しました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
In 2008, the financial situation deteriorated.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.